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About this unit

The Visual and Media Arts for Early Childhood unit offered by Curtin University focuses on the delivery of arts education within early childhood education.

Each stage of the teaching process will be taught in this unit; from the principles, to lesson planning, through to classroom delivery. This unit operates through the childhood education lens of inquiry-based learning which helps to both nourish and encourage creative self-expression, the communication of ideas and the making of meaning.

Studying this course, you will also look at current Australian curriculum and the National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care to develop and plan arts learning for your students.

You will be encouraged to look at different aspects of delivering early childhood arts education and nurture your own artistic abilities to help you with your teaching.

Eligibility

In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) course.

Areas of study

In this Visual and Media Arts for Early Childhood unit, the topics you will study include:

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How will this unit advance my career?

When finished this unit students will be ready to deliver arts education at an early childhood level in accordance with current frameworks and national standards.

You will leave with an appreciation for art, which will then be carried through to your classrooms. This unit will develop your understanding of lesson planning and delivery, and will also ensure you’re equipped to teach in ethical and culturally sensitive educational environments.

How else will I benefit from this unit?

Upon successful completion of this unit you will receive credit for competencies in Visual and Media Arts for Early Childhood from Open Universities Australia

Studying online means you can study where you want, at your own pace.

Gain industry-relevant skills and transferrable knowledge.

Government financial support through FEE-HELP or HECS-HELP may be available.

Studying single units allows you the flexibility to work towards a qualification at your own pace.

Receive Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for this unit across a number of OUA’s full degree programs.

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You may be eligible to receive HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP for this course!

This course can be paid for through the HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP government loan schemes. If you are an Australian citizen or hold a permanent humanitarian visa, this means you don’t need to pay upfront.

Instead, the Australian government will pay your course fees on your behalf. You’ll begin repaying your loan through the tax system once you start earning more than the minimum threshold of $54,869 (2016-17 income year).

For two decades, Open Universities Australia (OUA) has partnered with leading Australian educators to make tertiary-level courses easier to access for people, no matter their background, their work status or their other life commitments. OUA has built up their reputation by making education more flexible, easier to tailor and available almost entirely online.

OUA's devotion to online education remains to this day, but where they once focused on higher education, today they offer the broadest set of post-secondary education and training programs in Australia.

Open Universities Australia offers a range of administrative and student support options. As a student of OUA you will have access to four hours of free expert tutoring support for each unit undertaken through the tutoring service SMARTHINKING. This on-demand service allows you to get fast, detailed feedback on your assignment drafts and gives you access to your tutor in real time.

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